037 Outdoor Swimming Pool Am Mühleteich

Project: 1986-1987

Influenced by the observation on the earlier scheme on 1979 – 1982, the programme was changed to consist only of open-air pools, now made visible as vessels standing in the landscape. Beneath the overhangs were to be contained the changing rooms and ancillary spaces in timber enclosures. The conceptual simplicity and direct forms contrast markedly with the more differentiated composition of its predecessor. The programmatic and formal concentration of the open-air pool continues the attitude of searching for the synthesis of idea and simple form seen in the Stone House or the House for an Art Collector.

Herzog & de Meuron, 1995

Team

Partners: Jacques Herzog; Pierre de Meuron
Project Team: Rina Plangger; Dietmar Locher

Facts

Client: Gemeinde Riehen
Planning: Structural Engineering: Helmut Pauli, Ingenieurbüro Schaub, Basel, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting: Pool Specialist: Bernd Kannewischer, Zug, Switzerland
Building Data: Site Area: 49'513 sqft, 4'600 sqm; Gross volume (GV): 204'825 cbft, 5'800 cbm

Bibliography

Wilfried Wang: “Herzog & de Meuron.” 3rd adv. and rev. ed. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 1998. (= Studiopaperback).

Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: “Herzog & de Meuron 1978-1988. Das Gesamtwerk. Band 1. The Complete Works. Volume 1.” Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 1997. Vol. No. 1.

Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron: “Über der Flussaue.” In: Verlegergemeinschaft Werk, Bauen + Wohnen (Ed.). “Werk, Bauen + Wohnen. Architektur und Wasser. L’Architecture et l’Eau. Architecture and Water.” Vol. No. 1/2, Zurich, Verlag Bauen + Wohnen GmbH, 01.1988. pp. 41-45.